Bethel Pulpit - Primitive Baptist Sermons

The Promise of Gospel Rest

Elder Gowens' 5/30/21 sermon takes a look at Hebrews 4:1-13 in the continuation of the study in the book of Hebrews. This is message #12 in that series.

Beware A Wandering Heart

Elder Michael Gowens' 5/2/21 sermon looks at Hebrews 3:7-19 and the story of the children of Israel in the wilderness. The writer applies this chapter in Israel's history to believers today, calling upon them to avoid the peril of an unbelieving heart that keeps its distance from the God that promised. This is message #11 in the Hebrews study.

A Greater Than Moses

Elder Gowens' 4/25/21 sermon continues the study in Hebrews with a look at Hebrews 3:1-5, and a contrast between Moses, the eminent figure of Jewish history, and the Lord Jesus Christ, the Object of the Christian's faith. This is message #10 in the Hebrews series.

Consider Jesus

In this message from 4/25/21, Michael Gowens highlights what many believe to be "the text of the sermon that is Hebrews," Hebrews 3:1. In this fast-moving day of sound-bites and thirty-second infomercials, the discipline of sustained focus is increasingly rare. But such a concentrated gaze on Jesus Christ is crucial to discipleship. Listen as Br Gowens challenges us to focus intently on Christ. This is message #9 in the Hebrews series. 

Jesus Christ, Our Older Brother

Elder Mike Gowens' 4/11 sermon is a look at Hebrews 2:6-18 and the comforting message that our Lord is "not ashamed to call us [his] brethren." Jesus Christ is the epitome of the wise man's words, "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." By assuming our nature, the Son of God identified with us in every respect of human experience, sin excepted. Through his merit, we have been brought into God's family. This is message #8 in the Hebrews study.

The Death of Death in the Death of Christ

In this sermon on Resurrection Sunday (4/4/21), Elder Mike Gowens considers Hebrews 2:14-15, and the uncomfortable subject of death. Although popular culture prefers to avoid the topic of death, or at least redefine it in more pleasant terms, the Bible does not soft-peddle the subject. In Scripture, death is an enemy, the king of terrors, the wages of sin and a stinging reality. But the good news of the gospel is that Jesus Christ has conquered it, in each of its aspects, on behalf of His covenant people. Death died at Calvary. The empty tomb is the ultimate proof that death has been conquered. This is message #7 in the Hebrews series.

Jesus Christ, Superior to Angels (Part 2)

In this 3/21/21 sermon, Elder Gowens continues his look at Hebrews 1:4-14, and the superiority of Jesus Christ to angels. This is message #5 in the Hebrews study.

So Great Salvation

Michael Gowens' 3/28/21 sermon is a look at Hebrews 2:1-4, the first of five warning passages in the book. This is message number six in the ongoing study in the Epistle to the Hebrews. 

Jesus Christ, Superior to Angels

On 3/14/21, Elder Mike Gowens returns to the study in Hebrews, focusing on Hebrews 1:4-14. This profound passage affirms that the mystery in the person and work of Jesus is superior to the mystery surrounding the angels.

The Glory of Christ

In this 3/7/21 message, Michael Gowens returns to the introduction to the epistle to the Hebrews (1:1-3) to consider the elaborate description of Christ in this passage. Particular emphasis is placed on the fact that Jesus Christ is "the brightness of God's glory."